When Your Family Hinders Your Discipleship
As Jesus’ influence increased, His family attempted to hinder His ministry. Jesus taught that sometimes doing the will of God will incur the opposition of your physical family and secure the support of your spiritual family.
Author
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
Family
When Your Family Hinders Your Discipleship
As Jesus’ influence increased, His family attempted to hinder His ministry. Jesus taught that sometimes doing the will of God will incur the opposition of your physical family and secure the support of your spiritual family.
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
What Jesus Meant Regarding Family
- Jesus’ family increased their opposition of His ministry while His disciples increased their support.
- Jesus never taught His followers to disassociate, disregard, or dishonor their families.
- Jesus prioritized the relationship of those “inside” over those “outside.”
- Jesus reminded His followers that a spiritual family will oftentimes be closer than a physical family.
What This Means for Your Family
- Your family may be resistant and even hostile towards your own discipleship.
- You aren’t truly loving a family member if you prioritize him or her over Jesus.
- You must learn how to love your family while being led by Jesus.
What This Means for Your Church
- If the church doesn’t feel like a family, something is out of balance.
- The people closest to you should be people who are closest to the will of God.
- Obedience isn’t a prerequisite of being in God’s family, but it is a product.
- The ideal scenario is when your physical family is also your faith family.
- How are you helping this church family obey the will of God?
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